The difference between market and producer approached 4.5 times in Turkey

In October, the price gap between Turkish agricultural producers and the market reached 4.5 times, with dry onions seeing the highest price difference of 342.1%. According to Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB), there was a price increase in 30 products in the market and 15 products in the producer, while 8 products in the market and 13 products in the producer saw a price decrease. The most significant market price increase was in potatoes (34.71%), whereas lemons experienced the largest price decrease in both the market (26.82%) and the producer. The price drop in lemons is attributed to a yield increase of up to 100% compared to last year, absent buyers, and insufficient export levels. Concerns have been raised about the low prices of onions and potatoes, attributing the decrease in onion prices to marketing issues and slow demand, and the low prices of potatoes to an increase in harvest in Nevşehir and a shortage of workers in Niğde. The TZOB is calling for urgent measures by the Ministries of Agriculture and Commerce, and local authorities to address these price issues.